Economic Outlook
As the effects of inflation are still being felt across the nation, I want to discuss the economic outlook here in Oklahoma. Oklahoma currently has an unemployment rate of 2.7%, which ranks us 11th in the country.
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Wedding plans clouded by young man’s mental illness
DEAR ABBY: After three years together, my fiance and I plan to be married next year. While we have the usual couples’ things going on, one concern is making me consider postponing the wedding or ending the engagement. My fiance has a son whose mental illness led him to withdraw from high school at 16. He has done nothing since. He doesn’t work, and his father hasn’t gotten him treatment for his issues.
Steps to lessen depression
Depression is a very serious condition that could impair one’s life. It can hinder one’s normal functions, making even the most humdrum tasks such as getting up from bed or eating breakfast seem complex.
What’s in a name? King Charles III’s name has loaded history
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new monarch is named King Charles III — but that was not inevitable. Charles Philip Arthur George could have chosen another royal name when he took the throne after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.
Middle schooler finds it hard to make new friends
DEAR ABBY: My daughter is in eighth grade at a small private school. The problem is, she doesn’t have any friends there. Away from school she makes friends easily. But around classmates she has known for years, she’s quiet and awkward. She isn’t invited to parties or other fun activities. She wants to make friends and join in conversations but doesn’t know how. (I’m no help. I had the same problem at her age.) Her dad and I tell her high school will be easier, but she doesn’t want to wait. Do you have something that might help her? -- MOM OF AN OUTSIDER IN MISSOURI
Teen fears siblings’ bullying about her sexual orientation
DEAR ABBY: I am a teenage girl who has recently discovered I am bisexual. I told a few close friends, and I’m happy to say they have accepted me. Nothing has changed. I have not told any of my family yet. I know my parents will support me, but the problem is two of my four siblings. They constantly tease and taunt me, call me names and pick on me.
Line in the sand drawn over sons’ habit of dropping by
DEAR ABBY: In our 20 years of marriage, my wife’s two sons have frequently stopped by or called ahead with literally 10 minutes to a half-hour’s notice. It usually happens around mealtime, when we aren’t prepared for feeding multiple people.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Small Business Awards recognize achievement while promoting Oklahoma entrepreneurship Dear editor, Small Businesses across Oklahoma can highlight their success by entering the annual Small Business Awards program this fall. These awards recognize successful Oklahoma businesses while also serving as an inspiration to Oklahomans looking to own their own part of the American dream through small business success.
Man discovers lost family, but still feels unwanted
DEAR ABBY: I was adopted at 6 weeks old. My parents adopted my sister two years later. They weren’t very good parents -- not abusive, but with no understanding of how to treat children. Ten years later they had a biological son, who became the center of their world, and I was pretty much left alone at a young age to raise myself.
Wife fights losing battle versus husband and his mom
Jeanne Phillips DEAR ABBY: My husband inherited a nasty habit from his mother. He calls people “crazy” to discredit them so he can win arguments and stifle discussion.